Unavailable in English: The Green Chamber
Read an extract from Sirpa Kähkönen’s lyrical novel of teen friendship in hardscrabble 1960’s Finland, recently published by Words Without Borders.
The Empty Briefcase
Lola Rogers on translation and the rapid rise of language machines, first published in The Author, the journal of the Society of Authors.
Fishing for the Little Pike
Juhani Karila’s weird and warmhearted love-letter to the magical beauty and danger of the northern wilds. A comedy, mystery, fantasy, romance like no other.
Unavailable in English: The Death of Orvar Klein
Daniel Katz’s 20th-century Finnish classic about a humble bookseller who just wants to read in peace, and the christeners, crooks, and con artists who keep thwarting him. Full manuscript translation seeks publisher.
The Colonel’s Wife
An old woman living in a remote part of Lapland tells the unvarnished story of her life as a nature writer, free spirit, and fervent fascist.
Finding Each Other
Finnish literature in English has gone mainstream – Centennial guest column for Kiiltomato magazine
Secret Passages in a Hillside Town
In this haunting novel by the celebrated author of The Rabbit Back Literature Society, a mild-mannered publisher reconnects online with his first love, reigniting long-forgotten memories of the dark, magical, and dangerous secret passages of his youth.
The Core of the Sun
A densely imagined, funny, and moving tale of survival and spiritual insurrection in a land of stifling gender conformity, from the queen of Finnish Weird, Johanna Sinisalo.
Dark As My Heart
A solitary groundskeeper on a country estate seeks clues to the fate of the mother he lost in childhood in this moody and atmospheric novel of criminal acts, family love, and loss from Finland’s most lyrical crime writer.
When the Doves Disappeared
A gripping, suspenseful novel of love and lies in occupied Estonia, by internationally acclaimed author Sofi Oksanen.